West Africa

The management of Dangote Group has described as misleading reports that the company was granted sole approval to export cement through the land borders. In a statement Tuesday, the company said it was not the only company enjoying such privilege…

West Africa’s top court ruled on Tuesday ruled that Guinea was responsible for the death of six villagers and the illegal arrest, injury of 15 others during a 2012 protest near an iron ore project owned by Vale and BSG…

In the Gambia, talks are underway to establish a national infrastructure for peace building following calls by regional bloc – ECOWAS to promote peace through conflict prevention, management, resolution, Peacekeeping and Security.  WADR’s Veronic Njie has more on this report 

Stakeholders in Liberia on Wednesday held a day long emergency meeting intended to address the shortage of the local currency in the country. In the past one week, there has been a shortage of local currency as persons queuing up…

In Mauritania, some 50 former senators of the defunct Upper House of the bi-cameral parliament abolished on 15 August 2017 following a constitutional referendum are calling for the restoration of this chamber of parliament. They described the dissolution of the…

The Nigerian Army has kicked off a manhunt for the fourth batch of wanted Boko Haram terrorists. It has also co-opted more Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members into its operation. A banner showing photographs of the wanted terrorists was…

A dozen jihadists linked to Al Qaeda in northern Mali have been "neutralised" by the French force Barkhane.  Two of the jihadists were taken prisoner, according to a statement from the army over the weekend, a few days after announcing…

Authorities in Nigeria’s Enugu State say a strange ailment, now known to be yellow fever, had claimed over 50 lives in parts of the state since early September. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over the weekend confirmed that…

Before the de-amalgamation of Chiefdoms in 2015, Siera Leone's Koinadugu District in the Northern Province was the country’s largest district in geographical area, but with the least dense population. Both Koinadugu and Falaba districts are nicked named the land of…

In Nigeria, oil and gas union, The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has declared a nationwide strike, sparking fears of fuel scarcity in the country. President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, who confirmed the union’s position…

The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission TRRC says 31 people died after involving in former President Yahya Jammeh’s treatment programme for HIV and AIDS. It says some of the victims died during the treatment while others died after. Sankulleh…

In Liberia, the shortage of the Liberian dollar in the currency market has resulted in a huge drop in the exchange thereby increasing the value of the local currency. Previously one would need 199 Liberian dollars to purchase one United…